Angels in the Snow (18 page)

“Yes. They were nice and clear to start out with. You know how we’d just had a few inches of fresh snow the
night before? So, in the beginning the footprints were quite easy to follow, until it started snowing, that is.”

He stopped walking and turned to face her, intently studying her, his hand gently resting on her shoulder. “But, Claire,” he said slowly. “We
didn’t
take a walk that day. In fact, Anna had been rather upset with me because we hadn’t gone out for a walk for several days—I’d been too absorbed in my writing.”

“But they were there.” Claire stared up into his eyes, unsure as to why he would question her on something like this. “Honest, the footprints were there. I’m not making this up!”

He nodded. “Oh, I believe you.”

“But you said you two hadn’t walked—”

“That’s right. We hadn’t. But I have no doubt that you saw footprints that day. They just didn’t belong to Anna and me.”

She considered his words for a moment. “Are you saying . . . ?”

He pushed a stray curl from her eyes and smiled. “I already told you, Claire, I really do believe in angels.”

Melody Carlson
is the prolific author of over 70 books of fiction, non-fiction, and gift books for adults, young adults, and children. Her most recent novel is
Blood Sisters
(Harvest House 2001), and she is currently on top for writing
The Prayer of Jabez for Kids
with Bruce Wilkinson for Tommy Nelson. Her writing has won several Rita awards, including a Gold Medallion for
King of the Stable
(Crossway 1998) and a Romance Writers of America Rita award for
Homeward
(Multnomah 1997). She lives with her husband in Sisters, Oregon.